Back in 1609, when, in the region of Coscomatepeque, the Huatuscos, San Antonio, and Santiago – today Carrillo Puerto-, the rebellions of black slaves who escaped from the haciendas were known as “cimarrones”, according to the story, commanded by Prince Yanga, were very frequent, and worse than that, were the assaults and crimes that without mercy committed against travelers and anyone who transported goods by the Camino Real, either outside of Veracruz to the capital of New Spain or vice versa, that is why 4 neighbors of Coscomatepec and the 2 Huatuscos, asked the Viceroy to found a Villa in the middle of the road, which would in turn serve to install a security post with a military detachment, as a resting place for travelers and as a shelter for carriers. In addition, the future founders didn’t ignore the many benefits they could take from this fertile landscape of seven gentle hills and rich valleys around them.

The Viceroy found the request prudent and sent to the mayor Francisco de Soto y Calderón and the hearer of the Royal Audience, Dr. Galdós de Valencia, to do a glance of eyes, as a result, the Viceroy was informed that the site called Huilanco or Hilango -which for some means place of the pigeons and for others place elongated- had the good qualities that a population requires, there was therefore, pleasant climate, fertile land, abundant water, mountains with many varieties of trees, spacious valleys for pastures, healthy air, immediate lime mountain range and other materials useful for the construction of the intended population.

The requirements for founding a villa in New Spain included: At least 30 heads of families had to move to the place designated for this purpose, hence our 30 KNIGHTS, of recognized honesty, and settle with their family, service staff and workers. Being of Spanish origin, even if they had years residing in some other population, besides another series specifications. So these four applicants were joined by the others, up to 30, also coming from Amatlán and other more remote parts, such as Puebla, Tlaxcala or Coatepec.

After all the formalities, Don Diego Fernández de Córdoba Marqués de Guadalcázar Viceroy number XIII of New Spain on behalf of the spanish monarch Felipe III, granted the license for the foundation of the town, which would have by name Villa de Córdoba, ceding the viceroy to it, his last name. In addition, in the Royal Decree that orders the foundation of the town, it is granted to use as a coat of arms the shield of the king, “high and only distinction that was not awarded to any other population,” so that, until today, with minimal variations our coat of arms is the same as that of Spain. In the same way, each of the founders was granted the title of Sons of Dalgos, or Hidalgos, who, according to the dictionary, are noble people, of proven honesty, of known solar and lineage, a title that could inherit their children and descendants.

On April 26, 1618 the first 17 founders and their families gathered in the village of Amatlán where they attended Mass, after which they met in a makeshift hut, where the Chapter Council took place, presided by the mayor of Huatusco, and the first four councilors and two ordinary mayors were appointed. According to the founding act, on the following day April 27l – hence the discrepancy if the celebration should be made on April 26 or 27, it must be the 26th since from that day are granted the government offices, as stipulated in the guidelines for the foundation of towns and villages, they moved to Huilango where they drew the line of the new town, which was made with twine, using a rope to measure and mark streets.

In the highest of the 7 hills was set up the Plaza Real, with 2 streets that went from north to south, the current avenues 1 and 3, and 2 that went from east to west, the streets 1 and 3 today. To the south of the square would rise the church and to the north would be the Royal or Government Houses, the prison and the stables. In the lots of the sides would be the 30 plots in the form of a table for each of the founders, and that covered, from what is today street 10 to street 17.

Also allocated lands to: butchers, a hospital, a cemetery and a convent. The allocation of arable land or production for each founder was left to be done from 16 to 21 August of 1618.